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NOTE: ALL DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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YHS Band Calendar 2026-2027
| date | event | time-frame |
|---|---|---|
| 8/27 (Thurs) | Band Retreat & Music Dept. Ice Cream Social | 3-8pm |
| 9/2 (Wed) | Freshman Big Buddy Day | |
| 9/3 (Thurs) | Pep Band Rehearsal #1 | 1:40-3:00pm |
| 9/7 (Sun) | Summer Social at West Point Labor Day Concert | 7:00pm |
| 9/9 (Wed) | Pep Band Rehearsal #2 | 1:40-3:00 |
| 9/10 (Thurs) | YHS Back to School Night (Band Parent Helpers ~ Event Planning Meeting) Pep Band @ Home Game |
5:30pm (4:30pm) 7:30-10:00pm |
| 9/16 (Wed) | Jazz Band Auditions | 1:30-3:30pm |
| 9/24 (Thurs) | Jazz Band Rehearsals begin (Thursdays) | 7-8:30pm |
| 9/25 (Fri) | Pep Band Homecoming Dinner & Varsity FB Game | 5-9:30pm |
| 10/2 (Fri) | Pep Band @ Varsity Football Home Game (6:30pm) | 5:00-9:30pm |
| 9/27 (Sun) | [RAIN DATE] Band Apple Picking at Wilken’s Farm | 10am-12pm |
| 10/16 (Fri) | Music Boosters Tag Sale (set up & donation drop-off) | 3-7pm |
| 10/17 (Sat) | Music Boosters Tag Sale (9-2 SALE! 2-4 clean up) | 9am–4pm |
| 10/1-11/3 | Music Boosters Citrus Sale | 10/1-11/3 |
| 10/23 (Fri) | Pep Band @ Varsity Football Home Game | 5-9:30pm |
| 10/30 (Fri) | YHS Band Halloween Costume Contest | During Class |
| 11/20-21 (Fri-Sat) | Tri-Towns Symphony Orchestra Festival | |
| 12/8 (Tues) | Winter Band Concert (Snow Date Thurs. 12/17) | 7:00pm |
| 12/11 (Fri) | Citrus Sale Order Distribution | 3:00 – 8pm |
| 1/9 (Sat) | All County Jazz Band Auditions @ Hommocks MS | 9am –12pm |
| 2/4 (Wed) | Jazz Band and Chamber Orchestra “World Tour” | 8am-3pm |
| 2/6 (Sat) | YHS Band “Swing Dance” Concert Set up 8am-3pm, Concert 7-10:30, Clean Up 10:30-11:30pm |
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| 3/31 (Thurs) | YCSD District Band Festival (Bandapalooza XII) | 6:00pm |
| April TBD | YHS Music Dept Festival Adjudication (Concert Band, Orch, Choir) | |
| 4/16-17 (Fri-Sat) | NYSSMA Piano Festival at Lakeland HS | |
| 4/19-4/21 (Mon-Wed) | ’26-’27 Wind Ensemble Auditions | |
| 4/29-5/2 (Fri-Sun) | Wind Ensemble Festival Trip | |
| 5/7-8 (Fri-Sat) | Up-County NYSSMA Solo Festival @ Westlake | |
| 5/11 | YHS Spring Band Concert | 7:00pm |
| 5/21 (Fri) | Concert Band Theme Park Trip (Tentative) | |
| 5/22 (Fri) | Jazz Band performs at Relay for Life | Evening |
| 5/31 (Mon) | Memorial Day Parade and Annual YHS Band BBQ | 10:00am |
CITRUS SALE ~ Thurs. 10/1 – Wed. 11/13 Please support our 23rd annual Citrus Sale! Ordering info was reviewed in class, is attached, and is available on Dashboard and Google Classroom. Each year, our Band, Choir, and Orchestra ensembles all...